CHILL

36 degrees and rising...

time to take a break from Manila's stifling heat,

time to escape the ever escalating stupidity of the

political campaign jingles blaring on loudspeakers

that wake me up every morning,

time to stop thinking about ways to get

Sec. Raul Gonzales to go on a hike

and hopefully get himself lost,

time to escape all the gridlocks caused by the

oh-so-conveniently timed road repairs

simultaneously and haphazardly being done all over the city,

time to pause and read a good book in bed

without the need of turning on the airconditioner,

time to spend a leisurely brunch noshing on strawberries

and sipping salabat

at that cafe' by the ruins,

time to see what's up in cool, cozy, comfy Baguio,

time to CHILL.